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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Geography of South America

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Introduce your learners to South America with this physical map activity. The resource contains a detailed lesson plan to help students learn about the geography, people, and environment of South America.
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PBS

Pbs: The Conquistadors: Growth of the Inca Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the incredible and widespread Inca Empire. You can read about the geography of the empire, the religion, governmental structure, record-keeping system, and diet. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks or pictures to get even...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America the Beautiful

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource page of online map resources, lesson plans, students activities and the transcript of a live chat on the geography of the United States.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Geography of South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about the geography of South America on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about the geography of North America. Learn about geography and have fun at the same time.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids try out this fun crossword puzzle game about the geography of North America. Learn about geography and have fun at the same time.
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World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Countries of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the countries of North American with this interactive.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Tour of South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Familiarize your students with South America by having them create a slideshow of a "Tour of South America" that focuses on its culture, geography, and history. This will help the students learn more about South America's people and places.
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Read Works

Read Works: North America the Continent of North America

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the continent of North America and the countries it contains. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Didactalia: Interactive Map: Capitals of the United States

For Students 1st - 9th
Interactive map and game to identify capitals of the U.S. states.
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Geographyiq

Geography Iq: The Bahamas

For Students 9th - 10th
All you ever wanted to know about the Bahamas can be found here. Organized by quick fact charts or more detailed commentary, information includes geography, government, economy, climate, and more.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Practice Test: Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a practice test which allows users to test their geographical knowledge of the Americas.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MIT offers an exhaustive collection of materials covering Latin American culture and politics from 1808 through the present and is accompanied with homework/exam possibilities. Issues covered in lecture notes and readings include Latin...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: South Dakota

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great site describing the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn more about hills through this excellent example. Discover the geography of a hill and the wildlife that exists there.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Cool Planet: Brazil Geography

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of the geography of the South American country of Brazil.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Central America and the Caribbean

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Central America and the Caribbean geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Other

Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site about Latin America from the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Explore ancient beliefs and rituals, celebrations, culture, the land, animals, and the history of Latin America.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers an overview of the continent of South America, featuring information about politics, geography, and population statistics. Click on the name of a country to discover more details.
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PBS

Amazon: South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of South America in which students can use the interactive site to explore political, physical, climate and populaton features.
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World Facts US

World Facts: Geography of Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
Features detailed information about the topography, climate, and hydrography of Venezuela. Click on the link to take a look at the map.
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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Atlas of the Historical Geography of United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Review America's history with over 700 individual maps that address a broad range of issues with this atlas. This atlas maps a variety of historical topics: "exploration and settlement of the continent, the location of colleges and...
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
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Other

Worldpress.org: Map of South America

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map lets you click on the name of a country in South America to get a more detailed view and facts about its geography, economy, media, and demographics.
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World Geography Games

World Geography Games: South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the countries of South America with this interactive quiz.